The MLB Is Resurrecting the Original Field of Dreams for One Night of Baseball

Since my Little League days—when I was drilled by a pitch every few at-bats because, you know, sixth-graders can’t throw for shit—I’ve slowly fallen out of love with baseball. Maybe it’s just that the NBA is a 11-month-a-year sport now, or that football is a better fantasy play, but most of the baseball I get now is force-fed via SportCenter.

Turns out all I needed (and maybe you, too) was for the MLB to pull off something extremely cool, and a little unexpected. Today, the league announced that the White Sox and Yankees will play a game in Dyersville, Iowa—AKA the site of the Field of Dreams ballpark. According to MLB.com, construction will begin on a temporary 8,000-seat stadium for the one-off game, which will happen on August 13, 2020.

“As a sport that is proud of its history linking generations, Major League Baseball is excited to bring a regular season game to the site of Field of Dreams,” MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred said. “We look forward to celebrating the movie’s enduring message of how baseball brings people together at this special cornfield in Iowa.”

The MLB isn’t pulling any stops on this, either. Aside from the involvement of the Chicago White Sox, the franchise featured in the 1989 classic, fans will be able to walk through a pathway that cuts through through the cornfields on their way to the ballpark. Plus, the design of the field will throw back to an all-timer of a baseball stadium—Comiskey Park, which was the home of the Sox from 1910 to 1990.

The only question left: Who’s going to come? Hopefully Kevin Costner will throw a ceremonial pitch of some sort, plus it’d be a shame if James Earl Jones didn’t throw on a pair of suspenders and stop by too. You can bet the crowds will about triple what Ray’s DIY effort was able to pull in the movie—so stay tuned for ticket info from the MLB in the months ahead.

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